Otoko no Isshō | |
娚の一生 | |
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Genre | Slice of life, romance |
Manga | |
Written by | Keiko Nishi |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Flowers |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | March 10, 2009 (Volume 1) – September 24, 2012 (Volume 4) |
Volumes | 4 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Ryūichi Hiroki |
Written by | Hiroshi Saitō |
Music by | Kōji Endō |
Released | October 2014 (Tokyo Film Festival) February 14, 2015 |
Otoko no Isshō (Japanese: 娚の一生, lit. "A Man's Lifetime") is a slice of life romance josei manga series written and illustrated by Keiko Nishi. It was published by ShogakukanonFlowers magazine and in four volumes compiling the chapters.[1]Alive action romantic drama film adaptation was released on February 14, 2015. It's directed by Ryūichi Hiroki and written by Hiroshi Saitō. It stars Nana Eikura and Etsushi Toyokawa.[2][3]
The soundtrack of the film is by Kōji Endō and the theme song is "Hold me, Hold you." by JUJU.[2]
Volume 3 of the manga reached the 17th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of March 14, 2010, has sold 37,260 copies;[8] volume 4 reached the 3rd place[9] and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 166,735 copies.[10]
The manga was nominated for the third Manga Taishō in 2010, ranking 5th out of the 10 nominees with 48 points.[11]
In a review of the film, Maggie Lee of Variety said that "foot fetishists will rejoice, but this is an otherwise wholesome, mellow May–September romance."[12]
Films directed by Ryūichi Hiroki
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